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Metal sculptor Dick Kappel with a newly-finished Spirit Rider piece.

DICK KAPPEL, born in New Braunfels, Texas, is a metal sculptor working in copper, brass, and steel. His work includes representational wildlife designed with a Southwestern flavor as well as more stylized human figures. His work has been exhibited at galleries throughout the West and Midwest, and many of his sculptures have been part of national and regional juried shows.

 
“Every time I work with a piece of metal, there is a sense of creation as a new shape begins to emerge. I am constantly mystified by the beauty of metal reforming before my eyes. Therefore, my approach to a sculpture always begins with the metal itself, and I let the form evolve as I work, shaping the metal to conform to a rough idea I have in my head or have sketched on paper.”